The organochlorine pentachlorophenol (PCP, C6Cl5OH) is a wood preservative biocide.
Structure
editPCP is a polychlorinated aromatic:
Degredation
editPCP is degraded by some bacteria, including Sphingobium chlorophenolicum [1]
PCP → TCHQ → TriCHQ → DCHQ → 2,4-dichloro-3-hydroxy-cis,cis-muconic semialdehyde [1]
Random repeat reference trial [1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Copley, Shelley D (2000). "Evolution of a metabolic pathway for degradation of a toxic xenobiotic: the patchwork approach". Trends in Biochemical Sciences. 25 (6): 261–265. doi:10.1016/S0968-0004(00)01562-0. Cite error: The named reference "Copley2000" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).